Australia

Reply #10

JohnC — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 07:40:04 GMT

Hi Sandy,

It's funny how things happen.....I live in Melbourne and, up to a few days ago, I would have said that your daughter would have been able to bring her PC down here quite happily. However, early last week, someone at work told me that when Compaq first started up down here, they sent down a whole load of PC's that wouldn't work and ended up sending them back.

Have a look at this:

http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Hardware_Software/2002/MonitorHemispheres.asp

Regards,... [ More ]

Reply #9

RJOh — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 17:54:09 GMT

I don't think so. My old dot-matrix printer had it but lately I've noticed that setting only on the the computer case. I assume all computers components are manufactured these days uniquely for the country of final sale.

Reply #8

Raven62 — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 17:47:54 GMT

Australia's Power Standard is: 240V AC, 50Hz.

Power Converters for use of USA Devices in Australia require: Plug Type-I

World Power Standards

Reply #7

Raven62 — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 17:20:27 GMT

Does that include Monitors and other PlugIn Devices

Reply #6

truecritic — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 17:16:54 GMT

I always had a thought about going to Melbourne, I wish your daughter luck and a great life down under.

Reply #5

RJOh — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 16:59:33 GMT

All the computers that I've brought have a voltage setting for the U.S. of 110 but can be reset for a different voltage. That setting is usually near the power cord on the power supply and is usually marked in red. There's usually a note about it in the manual.

Reply #4

dbello — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 16:58:47 GMT

Me too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! u r very welcome. (Michigan too

Reply #3

Sandy K — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 16:45:07 GMT

dbello, gee that was sure nice of you. Thank you so much. I hope you win today...lol...

Reply #2

dbello — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:41:49 GMT

Hi Sandy,

dbello again. got the info for ya. You can get an electrical adapter at radio shack for $2.99 (Model: PCC-1 Catalog #: 273-1448. this adapter is for Australia and New Zeeland.

Reply #1

dbello — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:00:56 GMT

Check at Radio Shack, Best Buy, etc. to see if they have a voltage transformer for computters. The electricity in some coutries are a higher voltage than here (120v.). They do make such things for shavers and so forth for people traveling abroad.

She can also call one of the stores listed above and they could probalby check for her. Hope this helps

Australia

Sandy K — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 14:50:23 GMT

I know this is off topic for this forum but the info is needed and the people on here are on the up and up with smarts so I thought I would take a shot at this.

My daughter is moving to Melbourne, Australia and a question came up this morning in our conversation. She is taking her computer.............but the question is will it work there? She was saying that the electric might be different there like it is in Korea and some other countries. Therefore, if it is a different electric setup.... [ More ]